the strongest avenger

five

Her suit was a masterpiece...as Tony Stark would say. Made of a fire and water resistant material that hugged Talia's body like a glove. Thicker than spandex to keep her body insulated, with a zipper down the front middle, ending just above her navel. It was a pale grey with gold accents along the wrists and arms. Her boots were slip ons, ones that were fit exactly to her feet and were sound absorbent. There were also slits along the outside of her legs where small throwing knives could be kept.

She wore this suit now, her dark hair pulled back into a french braid, sweaty curls escaping the braid and framing her face as she flung balls of energy at the moving targets.

Wanda watched nearby, as the girl practiced in the huge training facility that Tony had made for them in the Tower. There were boxing rings, plenty of bags to kick and punch, an archery station (specifically for Clint), a small outdoor pavilion, a weapons room with katanas, knives, guns, anything you could name of and even locker rooms with showers. Tony had outdone himself when designing the training area.

Talia was doing target practice using the abilities that she had gained from Wanda. Shooting each "dummy" as they popped out randomly in the area.

This part of the facility was shaped like a large box. When she would start, the lights would dim and dummies made out of a thin metal would pop out around the box. Moving at different speeds, randomly. Talia was still learning how to aim at the dummy's and would often hit the borders of the box.

Hands held out in front of her, blue mist swirling around her hands, trailing up and down her arms, Talia spun around as she saw movement in her peripheral. She flicked her hand, shooting out her energy fast and hitting the dummy right smack in the chest.

Tal paused and put her hands on her knees and leaned over to catch her breath. Sweat dripped down her temples and onto the padded floor. She looked over to her right, through the transparent borders of the box, towards Wanda who was nodding her head, impressed.

"I think I'm done for now." She pants.

Wanda waves her over and Tal gladly leaves the box to join her friend.

"Very good my friend." Wanda's Sokovian accent has softened from what it used to be with the help of one Natasha Romanoff.

Talia heads over to the water station and gulps down a cup before answering. "I think I'm getting better at aiming. Well at least better than I used to be."

"You're improving fast so that's good. How are you with your other abilities?"

"Water still isn't my strong suit, but everything else is good."

"And your lightning?"

Tal lets out a breath. "It only gets bad when I'm upset or mad or something like that. Otherwise I'm good."

Wanda nods.

"You coming for dinner? I think Steve is attempting to cook again."

"I'll pass." Wanda says while chuckling.

Talia says a quick goodbye before heading into the showers and quickly cleaning herself. She changes into a loose crewneck and some sweats before heading up a floor to the main living area.

She smells the food before she enters the dining area.

"Steve your food actually smells edible today." Tal says as she plops down at the large table.

"Ha ha very funny." He says from where he stands at the stove.

"What'd you make today?"

"Chicken Parmesan."